A New Colored Company

September 9, 1905

Summary

Black businessmen organize the Mercantile and Insurance Company “with a capital stock of $10,000.”

Transcription

The Mercantile and Insurance Co. of Keystone, W. Va. has been recently organized with a capital stock of $10,000.

Dr. Wm. A. Holley, of Bramwell is president, Mr. A. L. Calhoun, vice-president, H. Lord, Treas. These officers with five other members as Board of Directors individually are worth over $200,000.
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Lower Right Quadrant

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Ryan Shah

Citation

“A New Colored Company,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed January 18, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1256.